Gov. Pritzker Calls On PJM To Ensure Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share And Bolster Protections For Consumers

Pritzker joins bipartisan group of governors pushing for data centers to pay their own electric bills – Daily Herald*

Data centers have been popping up in the suburbs from Aurora to Hoffman Estates.

Gov. Pritzker Calls On PJM To Ensure Data Centers Pay Their Fair Share And Bolster Protections For Consumers

CHICAGO — Yesterday, Governor JB Pritzker joined a bipartisan coalition of governors across the PJM Interconnection region — the grid operator for Northern Illinois — to call for the operator to ensure data center electricity use does not drive up energy costs. The coalition also called for continued efforts to bolster its consumer protections for working families.“As electricity demand and costs rise across Illinois and the region, our top prio…

Governors ask for data center power cost protection

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and five other governors are calling on grid operator PJM Interconnection to ensure that data centers do not drive up energy costs.